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transit bart or caltran this morning. >> does go down to lost chances were hollywood loves a sequel and this weekend's iowa was the another shutdown of the 4 05 freeway through l.a. they're calling it, get into. >> armageddon to the sequel will have its opening night or should we say closing night on friday at 10 mi. try to the nation's busiest freeway will be closed for the weekend all lies of the 4 05 between 10 and 101 will be off-limits. it is all part of a massive highway improvement project. caltran says that approximately 185,000 drivers will have to park it will be a blockbuster. the message don't drive if you have to in west l.a. or least stay close to home. >> i will stay close to home away from the freeway pretty much i don't want to get caught in traffic, roadblocks, traffic jams. >> are not too worried about >> the size choose to locate last year >> yet find >> still live from the highways >> drivers, pedestrians, skateboarders if you access the closed section you will be broken the law and we will be taking appropriate action. >> office is one they were not tolerate any hi
transit bart or caltran this morning. >> does go down to lost chances were hollywood loves a sequel and this weekend's iowa was the another shutdown of the 4 05 freeway through l.a. they're calling it, get into. >> armageddon to the sequel will have its opening night or should we say closing night on friday at 10 mi. try to the nation's busiest freeway will be closed for the weekend all lies of the 4 05 between 10 and 101 will be off-limits. it is all part of a massive highway...
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elsewhere bart, muni and ferries on time and good alternate for all major events fleet week, america's cup, lots of things going on, take mass transit this weekend. >>> no apologies for losing your voice a little, you see that if being at the coliseum? >> how is she going to sound during the playoffs? we are not going to hear her at all. >> we'll have to just watch her. >>> family pet targeted by thieves, next. the plea made by a 10-year-old girl and her family in the hope that they will see miko again. >>> famous passenger seen climbing out of a blue angels jet at sfo. >> we know that guy. >> >> reporter: in today's tech bites new facebook service aims to get your post seen by more, promote will move your selected post to the top of your friend's news feeds for a price the feature is expected to cost users around $7 a pop. amazon has a new e-reader. the kindle paper white features a built-in light similar to the glow light on the nook. it gets high marks. >> screen is nice, built-in light is nice, nice features you time to read and with x-ray i think amazon has come out with a solid e
elsewhere bart, muni and ferries on time and good alternate for all major events fleet week, america's cup, lots of things going on, take mass transit this weekend. >>> no apologies for losing your voice a little, you see that if being at the coliseum? >> how is she going to sound during the playoffs? we are not going to hear her at all. >> we'll have to just watch her. >>> family pet targeted by thieves, next. the plea made by a 10-year-old girl and her family in...
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bart extra trains for the events this weekend. golden gate ferry added another giant boat for the giants' playoff game many muni as extra buses. pardon my voice i'm still a little shakey from the a's game the other day. we'll be back with more in a bit. >>> a lot more on that coming up. if you are filling your gas this morning, bay area gas prices are leaping toward record levels. terry mcsweeney is live in menlo park with new numbers. >> reporter: they are saying we haven't seen nothing yet. take a look at prices here at this gas station in menlo park many you can see the $5.05 for self-serve regular. lower right hand corner, $5.79 full serve supreme. if you want go that route, you can. folks, it is not this bad everywhere else but it is heading this way. take a look at some prices average prices around the bay area you see oakland $4.52. compared to the good old days of $4.34, the price yesterday. san francisco about the same, san jose at $4.53. wow! look at drivers, you know what they are going to be saying. experts say they ar
bart extra trains for the events this weekend. golden gate ferry added another giant boat for the giants' playoff game many muni as extra buses. pardon my voice i'm still a little shakey from the a's game the other day. we'll be back with more in a bit. >>> a lot more on that coming up. if you are filling your gas this morning, bay area gas prices are leaping toward record levels. terry mcsweeney is live in menlo park with new numbers. >> reporter: they are saying we haven't seen...
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the project will widen the highway to make room for the e bart extension from pittsburg to antioch. it will also provide more lanes of traffic, providing some relief for commuters. the project is expected to be completed in 2015. . >>> bay area weekend is here and weather looks like it's going to cooperate. saturday and sunday, cooler, clouds, but a nice looking weekend. look how much cooler it is. current temperatures, you can see the temperature footprint. all the heat around vegas and the southwest. we're in a mild pattern. if you would have taken this snapshot three to four days ago, lots of reds in the inland bay. but temperatures have come down. they are going to stay down into your bay area weekend. these were the highs from today. there's going to be a little bit of coastal fog, but not a lot. it will be there, but it's going to get lifted up and turn into low clouds during the midmorning and afternoon hours. morning clouds, then clouds lift and you have partly cloudy skies, a little higher overhead. this is the low pressure center i'm tracking. as days ago. thanks, bill. >>
the project will widen the highway to make room for the e bart extension from pittsburg to antioch. it will also provide more lanes of traffic, providing some relief for commuters. the project is expected to be completed in 2015. . >>> bay area weekend is here and weather looks like it's going to cooperate. saturday and sunday, cooler, clouds, but a nice looking weekend. look how much cooler it is. current temperatures, you can see the temperature footprint. all the heat around vegas...
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. >> and bart trains running on time this afternoon after a maintenance train and and and again, the trains are running on time this afternoon. >> more west nile virus news that is not good. there are five more birds and a chicken tested positive in five cities. the cities are discovery bay, brentwood, pleasant hill and walnut creek, vector control says the stifeling heat brings an increase in the mosquitoes that spread the virus. >> two people have tested positive this year. >> and there is a class action suit claims the fee is a tax and should require a two thirds vote from the legislature, governor brown calls it a fee to help with the budget deficit. >> and a group of people in the south bay is urging google to remove a video clip from you tube related to a film that is sparking violence around the globe. >> happening now in sharp contrast to violent protests around the world this peaceful demonstration in santa clara denounces an antiislam film made in the united states. these protestors are upset with google decision not to remove a video clip available on you tube. the crude f
. >> and bart trains running on time this afternoon after a maintenance train and and and again, the trains are running on time this afternoon. >> more west nile virus news that is not good. there are five more birds and a chicken tested positive in five cities. the cities are discovery bay, brentwood, pleasant hill and walnut creek, vector control says the stifeling heat brings an increase in the mosquitoes that spread the virus. >> two people have tested positive this year....
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checking in with bart, muni, caltrain, all mass transit getting off to a good start, no delays. when you are out this weekend, might want to download the abc7 waze app there are a lot of events including critical mass at 6:00 this evening and howard street closure great way two get you around some of those delays, abc7news.com/waze. >>> today at 3:00 on katie, chelsea handler will talk about her talk show and what is next in her rising career. also check this out, the santa clara father and son responsible for the latest youtube sensation showing a toy train in space, a thomas the engine now viral with more than two million online hits, you won't want to miss it. catch katie today at 3:00 on abc7. train in space. >> local man makes big with his -- >> local man with local motive. >> very good. >>> big let down in the pacific northwest stanford's hopes for another undefeated regular season ends in washington. >> a's fall behind early. , and d crops. and that's "america's money." i'm sunny hostin. >>> just go to the abc7 news facebook page to like us. we'll announce the winner afte
checking in with bart, muni, caltrain, all mass transit getting off to a good start, no delays. when you are out this weekend, might want to download the abc7 waze app there are a lot of events including critical mass at 6:00 this evening and howard street closure great way two get you around some of those delays, abc7news.com/waze. >>> today at 3:00 on katie, chelsea handler will talk about her talk show and what is next in her rising career. also check this out, the santa clara...
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a lot of activities this weekend, bart running extra trace, muni extra service, -- take mass transit this weekend, right now everybody is on time. >>> new morning, berkeley firefighters are watching over a fire that destroy a duplex and forced five out of their homes. here's a live picture that fire erupted after midnight in the rear of a townhouse. police officers who were the first on the scene went into the bidding and rescued a woman in a wheelchair. nearby residents were also evacuated. firefighters managed to keep the blaze confined to the house, no injuries and no word on what caused the fire. amy hollyfield will have more in a live report, in next half hour. >>> new, a's could be getting ready to stay in oakland for the next five years. terry mcsweeney joins us live from the coliseum with the deal. >> reporter: i'm here at the overstock.com coliseum where the a's play home games a's fans are overstocked with good news. team in the playoff, might win division if they can beat texas today. now word that a five-year extension of their lease to keep the a's in oakland, is getting
a lot of activities this weekend, bart running extra trace, muni extra service, -- take mass transit this weekend, right now everybody is on time. >>> new morning, berkeley firefighters are watching over a fire that destroy a duplex and forced five out of their homes. here's a live picture that fire erupted after midnight in the rear of a townhouse. police officers who were the first on the scene went into the bidding and rescued a woman in a wheelchair. nearby residents were also...
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so far this morning that is on time no delays for bart, muni, caltrain at that hour 242 typical slow downs west on highway 4 from antioch towards pittsburg. carquinez bridge to the maze 24 to the caldecott tunnel eastbound caldecott right bore right lane blocked with accident. altamont commute just under 25 minutes. >>> still ahead, breaking news from the u.s./mexico border. shooting leaves a border patrol agent dead, we'll have details. >>> oprah's big the deal she just signed as she tries to improve ratings at her struggling cable network. >>> first a consumer reports' smell test can febreeze mask kitty litter and sardine odors? michael finney has the answer. >>> breaking news. a border patrol agent was killed in a shootout near the u.s./mexico line in arizona this morning the area is known as a major drug smuggling corridor. another border patrol agent was wounded and airlifted to a hospital. one dead, one wounded no word on the wounded agent's condition. more information as soon as we get. >>> you may have seen tv commercials for febreze air freshener. you may be wondering if the
so far this morning that is on time no delays for bart, muni, caltrain at that hour 242 typical slow downs west on highway 4 from antioch towards pittsburg. carquinez bridge to the maze 24 to the caldecott tunnel eastbound caldecott right bore right lane blocked with accident. altamont commute just under 25 minutes. >>> still ahead, breaking news from the u.s./mexico border. shooting leaves a border patrol agent dead, we'll have details. >>> oprah's big the deal she just...
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bart will add more cars to its regular trains. >> we could shatter ridership records. >> reporter: and there will be extra ferry service. eight boats will be in circulation, taking passengers from vallejo, oakland and alameda to san francisco. >> expect to carry between 10,000 and 12,000 people this weekend. >> reporter: now, another way to get around town is to do exactly what you see all these people doing here. walk. we've looked at the maps, charted the routes and determined it is possible to end up to just about every event this weekend on foot in a single day. we'll tell you how, coming up at 6:00. allie rasmus, channel 2news. >> again, the blue angels will be performing this weekend. one thing you can say about the blue angels is they only perform if there are clear skies. too much fog or cloud cover, and they won't go out. our chief meteorologist bill marth inn is tracking the weather for this weekend. bill, what do you think? >> yeah, they are going to be fine. we say clear skies, kind of like what we had today. today, they did practice runs and it was fine. it was partly clou
bart will add more cars to its regular trains. >> we could shatter ridership records. >> reporter: and there will be extra ferry service. eight boats will be in circulation, taking passengers from vallejo, oakland and alameda to san francisco. >> expect to carry between 10,000 and 12,000 people this weekend. >> reporter: now, another way to get around town is to do exactly what you see all these people doing here. walk. we've looked at the maps, charted the routes and...
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. >> bikes on bart. there is a recent survey on allowing bicycles on rush hour, they will reveal the results of a recent pilot project to allow bikes on trains and so far, it seems commuters are split about the idea. >> cal train congestion ease aid bit after trains were put into office. >> two are brand new. cal train is rearranginging it's schedule to give greater flexibility and adding a stop for 12 limited service trains. this is in response to an increase in ridership. >> there is a boy for marisa myer and her husband he posted it on his twitter account saying his wife gave birth last night. the child's name has not been revealed yet. the 37-year-old took the helm of yahoo in july after leaving google in mountain view. the new mom plans to work from home for a period and possibly return in a week or two. >> one of the biggest names in social media is in moscow, mark zuckerberg met with russia's prime minister to discuss innovation in that country. and there is a one of the few countries where facebo
. >> bikes on bart. there is a recent survey on allowing bicycles on rush hour, they will reveal the results of a recent pilot project to allow bikes on trains and so far, it seems commuters are split about the idea. >> cal train congestion ease aid bit after trains were put into office. >> two are brand new. cal train is rearranginging it's schedule to give greater flexibility and adding a stop for 12 limited service trains. this is in response to an increase in ridership....
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bart is trying to stop the water that is dripping from the con course ceiling. there is also water that's collected around the fair gates during the winter months. it tense through four weekends between now and the end of october. so check with bart on how to get around all that work. >>> a record number of riders are taking caltrain so now the system is adding six more trains starting tomorrow. two will be brand new trains. four others that were mothballed because of budget cuts are being restored. caltrain is also rearranging its schedule to give passengers greater flexibility. it also adds a silicon valley stop for twelve limited service trains n june caltrain averaged 50,000 riders every weekday. >>> you can now have an energy plant in your own backyard. all you need is one of these. it's our solar tree made by a central valley company. the solar tree is connected to your electric grid so you can earn energy credits while enjoying the shade. it's a smaller alternative to solar panels on the roof. the company is targeting electric car owners with a solar tree
bart is trying to stop the water that is dripping from the con course ceiling. there is also water that's collected around the fair gates during the winter months. it tense through four weekends between now and the end of october. so check with bart on how to get around all that work. >>> a record number of riders are taking caltrain so now the system is adding six more trains starting tomorrow. two will be brand new trains. four others that were mothballed because of budget cuts are...
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all together, 1 million people expected in san francisco to drive, boat or bart into the city to take part with the high profile events. along with the blue angels, you have the america cup world series along the embarcadero, the hardly strictly blue grass festival in golden gate park. the giants have playoff games at 6:30. both tonight and tomorrow the castro street fair, the italian heritage parade tomorrow. abc7 news reporter cornell is live this morning on how to get where you want to go. that's good information. >> who says there's in the enough to do in san francisco, right, teary? so many events, so many people. as you see, we are live here on the marina green, soon-to-be the center of it all for events like america cup's yacht racing. here you see the event tents already set up. and fleet week action with the blue angels. of course, it will all mean gridlock on the roads where there will be lane closers on the embark dear row. and don't forget the hardly strictly blue grass festival in golden gate park. thousands of people expected to go in as well. some say they are feeling l
all together, 1 million people expected in san francisco to drive, boat or bart into the city to take part with the high profile events. along with the blue angels, you have the america cup world series along the embarcadero, the hardly strictly blue grass festival in golden gate park. the giants have playoff games at 6:30. both tonight and tomorrow the castro street fair, the italian heritage parade tomorrow. abc7 news reporter cornell is live this morning on how to get where you want to go....
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it turns out some people got the message and took bart this morning. >> we traveled bart before, and you know, beats parking, beats trying to drive in the city. mayhem anyway, so it's all about ease. less stress. >> reporter: bart is adding extra cars to the trains to accommodate all the extra passengers, and another low stress form of transportation is the ferry system. there are 8 ferries taking people across the bare -- across the bay. usually their are just three ferriss. back live, i want to show you this giant cruise ship at pier 35. it's carrying about 3700 passengers and crew members. they are also part of the 1 million people in san francisco today, so keep in mind, if you're walking the embarcadero, it might be a little crowded. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> roar of the blue angels will bounce around the bay today. you will hear them, all over san francisco and beyond. the blue angels taking to the skies, you can tour the 847-foot uss at pier 30 and 32. there's enough room on the carrier for 2900 military personnel, and it also has a complete hospital unit
it turns out some people got the message and took bart this morning. >> we traveled bart before, and you know, beats parking, beats trying to drive in the city. mayhem anyway, so it's all about ease. less stress. >> reporter: bart is adding extra cars to the trains to accommodate all the extra passengers, and another low stress form of transportation is the ferry system. there are 8 ferries taking people across the bare -- across the bay. usually their are just three ferriss. back...
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ac transit, muni, bart. even a bicycle. not only will it be packed but parking is going to beat at a premium. they want to have people enjoy themselves but to not get caught in traffic. it is going to be great but it is going to be crowded. >> absolutely, event a geddon.. we were thinking about what we recall that. and let me give you some other suggestions. one of our producers says that it is going bee san francisoc and jam francisoc and fill up gasoline prices are jumping. if you've not noticed? get ready. aaa is saying that it has gone up by 165. and where are you mic? >> i am in pleasant hill. michael?-i am in pleasantville. the drivers are in for a big surprise. here in applause until the prices are $4.83 per gallon in pleasant hill. it is significantly higher than just yesterday. the prices are higher bay-area wide court 165, overnight. just this spike. and according to aaa. the average price is $4.59. that is 165 higher than yesterday. and even 355 higher than just wayone week ago. and oakland also showing an increa
ac transit, muni, bart. even a bicycle. not only will it be packed but parking is going to beat at a premium. they want to have people enjoy themselves but to not get caught in traffic. it is going to be great but it is going to be crowded. >> absolutely, event a geddon.. we were thinking about what we recall that. and let me give you some other suggestions. one of our producers says that it is going bee san francisoc and jam francisoc and fill up gasoline prices are jumping. if you've...
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public transportation is encouraged there will be extra routes added for bart, muni and ac transit. in this case however, be prepared to pay more for gasoline even just 165 overnight. michael pelton? >> good morning. as people are realizing that gasoline prices are increasing a lot. according to aaa the average is about 165 increase in, overnight. let me show you $4.83 and pleasant hell. and in just a couple of hours. in a pleasant- hill ... the also, people are not help with this. and just how intense this increase is. the average price is $4.59 that is about 165 higher. oakland, $4.52. that is up by 205. and in the san jose not getting any relief. hand this morning. about 165 from yesterday-and this morning. i spoke with one woman. she said that extra 205 and 305 is already taking an impact. >> i have no idea about when the price is lower i typically and spending $80 on a tank of gas. and here, the gas gauge is already at $98. >> this spike is interesting and that woman and others that i've spoken with say that they have tried to find gasoline yesterday. and to they waited until t
public transportation is encouraged there will be extra routes added for bart, muni and ac transit. in this case however, be prepared to pay more for gasoline even just 165 overnight. michael pelton? >> good morning. as people are realizing that gasoline prices are increasing a lot. according to aaa the average is about 165 increase in, overnight. let me show you $4.83 and pleasant hell. and in just a couple of hours. in a pleasant- hill ... the also, people are not help with this. and...